From the President & Chief Executive
CEO Bulletin
Dispatches from the desk of Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin
Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin
President & CEO, photographed in Washington, D.C.
A note to readers
On the values, the vision, and the direction shaping our work
MBN President/CEO Jeffrey Gedmin writes a weekly letter to staff sharing his perspective on regional developments with notes on challenges and opportunities for America’s flagship Arabic-language media network.
Jeffrey Gedmin
President & Chief Executive Officer, MBN
Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin currently leads MBN, a non-profit international multimedia corporation funded by the U.S. Government to produce and communicate accurate, timely and relevant news and information about the United States, the region, and the world to Arabic-speaking audience across the Middle East.
Prior to joining MBN, Dr. Gedmin had an illustrious career as president/CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, president/CEO of the Aspen Institute in Berlin, president/CEO of the London-based Legatum Institute. Prior to joining MBN, Dr. Gedmin had an illustrious career as president/CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, president/CEO of the Aspen Institute in Berlin, president/CEO of the London-based Legatum Institute.
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